Kidney disease and high blood cholesterol levels are strongly connected. More than 20 million people in the United States alone suffer from kidney problems with an additional 20 million at risk for developing kidney disease. Because there are no symptoms for developing kidney problems, most people Because of its high costs, kidney disease patients often need rental replacement therapy or the transplantation of another kidney.

From a study conducted at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, in which 4,000 healthy men participated through a period of more than 14 years, it appears that men with low HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol that cleanses that arteries), meaning an HDL below 40mg/dl, and high LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol that builds up into artery walls, causing blockage of the arteries, a dangerous condition called atherosclerosis), meaning an LDL higher than 130mg/dl, including high triglyceride levels, have twice the chance to develop kidney problems than people with normal blood cholesterol levels. It was clearly shown, from the study, that men who had low HDL and high LDL levels had also significantly reduced kidney function.

Kidney problems as a result of low HD cholesterol and high levels of LDL cholesterol can lead to a life threatening condition called kidney failure, where that patient will be in lifetime need of dialysis treatment and might become susceptible to anemia, bleeding, seizures and many other dangerous metabolic disorders.

To prevent such dangerous metabolic disorders conditions, and reduce the risk of kidney failure and heart disease due to high cholesterol levels, one must make an honest and immediate effort to lower the LDL cholesterol and raise the HDL cholesterol levels. This can be achieved through low cholesterol diet, rich in vitamins and minerals (aimed at raising HDL and lowering LDL), increased exercise and yoga. All of which can dramatically slow the progress of these chronic conditions and reduce the risk for their occurrence in the first place.